Seven steps to get young anglers on the line
April 20, 2022
LITTLE ROCK — According to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission Fishing Education coordinator J.J. Gladden, the best partners the AGFC has in recruiting new anglers are adults willing to take the time to visit one of the great streams, lakes or other fishing destinations in The Natural State.
AGFC doubles up on spring catfishing events in Beebe, Maumelle April 23
April 20, 2022
LITTLE ROCK — Step out and enjoy some springtime fishing fun with the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission at one of two special events being hosted by the agency’s Family and Community Fishing Program this Saturday. Both events are open to youth and adults and feature a variety of outdoor activities to kick off the first stockings of catchable catfish throughout the state.
Rescheduled Waterfowler Hall of Fame banquet to celebrate former AGFC staff and commissioners
April 20, 2022
LITTLE ROCK - Former AGFC Commissioner W.R. “Witt” Stephens Jr. and former AGFC biologist and assistant director Carl Hunter will be recognized for their work in promoting waterfowl management at a banquet at Chenal Country Club in Little Rock, May 19. The banquet originally was planned for last September, but concerns over COVID-19 numbers forced organizers to postpone the event.
AGFC boosts stocking capability at Parker Bend
April 20, 2022
EUREKA SPRINGS — Thanks to a partnership with Trout Unlimited Chapter 514 in northwest Arkansas, the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission recently completed renovations at the Parker Bend stocking chute on the Beaver Tailwater. The new chute will enable rainbow trout stockings to occur much more frequently at Parker Bend, distributing trout more evenly in the tailwater.
Public bear surveys can help bear conservation in Arkansas
April 13, 2022
LITTLE ROCK - The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission is proposing to expand bear-hunting opportunities in The Natural State, and the public can help biologists fill some critical data on the species, thanks to the social media site iNaturalist.
Northern Bobwhite Conservation Stamp artwork to be unveiled
April 13, 2022
LINCOLN, Arkansas — The artwork for the fourth edition of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission’s Northern Bobwhite Conservation Stamp will be unveiled in a ceremony at the Historic Cane Hill Gallery at 2:30 p.m. April 16.
Trio builds more than knowledge through women’s outdoor workshops, program
April 13, 2022
LITTLE ROCK — If you ask Teresa Sollis Gray about her favorite takeaway from this year’s Becoming an Outdoors-Woman Spring Event held by the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, she’ll tell you she has two — Meganne Townsend and Tammie Lenoard. But these three ladies didn’t just get to know one another this spring; their friendship was forged through BOW nearly four years ago.